Class: QgsPointCloudLayer

class qgis.core.QgsPointCloudLayer

Bases: QgsMapLayer

Represents a map layer supporting display of point clouds

Note

The API is considered EXPERIMENTAL and can be changed without a notice

New in version 3.18.

QgsPointCloudLayer(uri: str = ‘’, baseName: str = ‘’, providerLib: str = ‘’, options: QgsPointCloudLayer.LayerOptions = QgsPointCloudLayer.LayerOptions()) Constructor - creates a point cloud layer

Methods

appendError

Add error message

attributes

Returns the attributes available from the layer.

childEvent

clone

rtype

QgsPointCloudLayer

connectNotify

createMapRenderer

param rendererContext

customEvent

dataProvider

rtype

QgsPointCloudDataProvider

decodedSource

param source

disconnectNotify

elevationProperties

rtype

QgsMapLayerElevationProperties

encodedSource

param source

extent

rtype

QgsRectangle

hasDependencyCycle

Checks whether a new set of dependencies will introduce a cycle this method is now deprecated and always return False, because circular dependencies are now correctly managed.

htmlMetadata

rtype

str

invalidateWgs84Extent

Invalidates the WGS84 extent.

isSignalConnected

loadDefaultStyle

rtype

Tuple[str, bool]

pointCount

Returns the total number of points available in the layer.

readCommonStyle

Read style data common to all layer types

readCustomProperties

Read custom properties from project file.

readStyle

param node

readStyleManager

Read style manager's configuration (if any).

readSymbology

param node

readXml

param layerNode

receivers

renderer

Returns the 2D renderer for the point cloud.

sender

senderSignalIndex

setError

Sets error message

setExtent

Sets the extent

setProviderType

Sets the providerType (provider key)

setRenderer

Sets the 2D renderer for the point cloud.

setTransformContext

param transformContext

setValid

Sets whether layer is valid or not

timerEvent

writeCommonStyle

Write style data common to all layer types

writeCustomProperties

Write custom properties to project file.

writeStyle

param node

writeStyleManager

Write style manager's configuration (if exists).

writeSymbology

param node

writeXml

param layerNode

class LayerOptions(transformContext: QgsCoordinateTransformContext = QgsCoordinateTransformContext())

Bases: sip.wrapper

Constructor for LayerOptions with optional transformContext.

QgsPointCloudLayer.LayerOptions(QgsPointCloudLayer.LayerOptions)

loadDefaultStyle
skipCrsValidation
skipIndexGeneration
transformContext
appendError(self, error: QgsErrorMessage)

Add error message

attributes(self) QgsPointCloudAttributeCollection

Returns the attributes available from the layer.

Return type

QgsPointCloudAttributeCollection

childEvent(self, QChildEvent)
clone(self) QgsPointCloudLayer
Return type

QgsPointCloudLayer

connectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)
createMapRenderer(self, rendererContext: QgsRenderContext) QgsMapLayerRenderer
Parameters

rendererContext (QgsRenderContext) –

Return type

QgsMapLayerRenderer

customEvent(self, QEvent)
dataProvider(self) QgsPointCloudDataProvider
Return type

QgsPointCloudDataProvider

decodedSource(self, source: str, dataProvider: str, context: QgsReadWriteContext) str
Parameters
Return type

str

disconnectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)
elevationProperties(self) QgsMapLayerElevationProperties
Return type

QgsMapLayerElevationProperties

encodedSource(self, source: str, context: QgsReadWriteContext) str
Parameters
Return type

str

extent(self) QgsRectangle
Return type

QgsRectangle

hasDependencyCycle(self, Iterable[QgsMapLayerDependency]) bool

Checks whether a new set of dependencies will introduce a cycle this method is now deprecated and always return False, because circular dependencies are now correctly managed.

Deprecated since version QGIS: 3.10

htmlMetadata(self) str
Return type

str

invalidateWgs84Extent(self)

Invalidates the WGS84 extent. If FlagTrustLayerMetadata is enabled, the extent is not invalidated because we want to trust metadata whatever happens.

New in version 3.20.

isSignalConnected(self, QMetaMethod) bool
loadDefaultStyle(self) Tuple[str, bool]
Return type

Tuple[str, bool]

pointCount(self) int

Returns the total number of points available in the layer.

Return type

int

readCommonStyle(self, layerElement: QDomElement, context: QgsReadWriteContext, categories: Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories, QgsMapLayer.StyleCategory] = QgsMapLayer.AllStyleCategories)

Read style data common to all layer types

New in version 3.0.

readCustomProperties(self, layerNode: QDomNode, keyStartsWith: str = '')

Read custom properties from project file.

Parameters
  • layerNode – note to read from

  • keyStartsWith – reads only properties starting with the specified string (or all if the string is empty)

readStyle(self, node: QDomNode, errorMessage: str, context: QgsReadWriteContext, categories: Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories, QgsMapLayer.StyleCategory] = QgsMapLayer.AllStyleCategories) bool
Parameters
Return type

bool

readStyleManager(self, layerNode: QDomNode)

Read style manager’s configuration (if any). To be called by subclasses.

readSymbology(self, node: QDomNode, errorMessage: str, context: QgsReadWriteContext, categories: Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories, QgsMapLayer.StyleCategory] = QgsMapLayer.AllStyleCategories) bool
Parameters
Return type

bool

readXml(self, layerNode: QDomNode, context: QgsReadWriteContext) bool
Parameters
Return type

bool

receivers(self, PYQT_SIGNAL) int
renderer(self) QgsPointCloudRenderer

Returns the 2D renderer for the point cloud.

See also

setRenderer()

Return type

QgsPointCloudRenderer

sender(self) QObject
senderSignalIndex(self) int
setError(self, error: QgsError)

Sets error message

setExtent(self, rect: QgsRectangle)

Sets the extent

setProviderType(self, providerType: str)

Sets the providerType (provider key)

setRenderer(self, renderer: QgsPointCloudRenderer)

Sets the 2D renderer for the point cloud.

Ownership of renderer is transferred to the layer.

See also

renderer()

Parameters

renderer (QgsPointCloudRenderer) –

setTransformContext(self, transformContext: QgsCoordinateTransformContext)
Parameters

transformContext (QgsCoordinateTransformContext) –

setValid(self, valid: bool)

Sets whether layer is valid or not

timerEvent(self, QTimerEvent)
writeCommonStyle(self, layerElement: QDomElement, document: QDomDocument, context: QgsReadWriteContext, categories: Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories, QgsMapLayer.StyleCategory] = QgsMapLayer.AllStyleCategories)

Write style data common to all layer types

New in version 3.0.

writeCustomProperties(self, layerNode: QDomNode, doc: QDomDocument)

Write custom properties to project file.

writeStyle(self, node: QDomNode, doc: QDomDocument, errorMessage: str, context: QgsReadWriteContext, categories: Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories, QgsMapLayer.StyleCategory] = QgsMapLayer.AllStyleCategories) bool
Parameters
Return type

bool

writeStyleManager(self, layerNode: QDomNode, doc: QDomDocument)

Write style manager’s configuration (if exists). To be called by subclasses.

writeSymbology(self, node: QDomNode, doc: QDomDocument, errorMessage: str, context: QgsReadWriteContext, categories: Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories, QgsMapLayer.StyleCategory] = QgsMapLayer.AllStyleCategories) bool
Parameters
Return type

bool

writeXml(self, layerNode: QDomNode, doc: QDomDocument, context: QgsReadWriteContext) bool
Parameters
Return type

bool